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Tuesday, March 20, 2012

The Moondog Coronation Ball

In rock 'n' roll history there are moments that define when everything went to the stars and when everything went to hell. Woodstock, stars. Altamont, hell. Isle of Wight, stars. Cincinnati, hell. But before any of those happened, there was the first rock concert, in Cleveland, Ohio, 60 years ago. The Moondog Coronation Ball was its name.

Compared to the explicit lyrics in today's rap crap and hip hop music, it's hard to believe how uptight society was at the advent of rock and roll. And I did NOT know rock and roll was a euphemism for sex. How cool is that?